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Code of Conduct
1. Offensive Actions
No coach or athlete is to:
- Refuse to abide by a official’s decision or use profane language or gestures which results in a technical foul or other penalty. This will result in a written report submitted to League Coodinator by the game officials. The League Coodinator will call the coach on the first occurrence to discuss the coaches behavior and on the second the League Coodinator will notify the school’s principal.
- Exhibit objectionable behavior, (e.g. throwing equipment or any other forceful action).
- Verbally abuse an official for any real or imagined unjust decision or judgment, or verbally abuse a Athlete, Opposing Coach, or Spectator.
- Physically touching, pushing, shoving, striking, or threatening to strike an Official, Coach, or Spectator.
- Physically attacking any athlete.
For any of the above occurrences, a written report will be submitted to the League Coodinator by the game officials, school Athletic Director, or coach. Once this report is received, the school’s principal will be notified by the League Coodinator.
2. Penalties
Penalties for the above Offensive Actions include:
- Violation of Articles A, B or C - one (1) to five (5) game suspension. No one may serve as a coach in a different class (varsity or junior varsity) of the same sport while under suspension. Nor are they permitted access to gym facilities. (NOTE: Clarification of the above suspensions: one (1) technical foul - League Coodinator will contact offending coach to give warning. Two (2) technical fouls which result in a coach being ejected from a game/gym - Penalty as follows: 1st offense is a one (1) league game suspension with letters being sent to School's principal and Pittsburgh Diocese; 2nd offense is a five (5) league game suspension; 3rd offense is a one (1) calendar year suspension. If a person coaches both JV and Varsity teams the suspension goes for both teams.)
- Violation of Articles D by a coach or player - suspension of offending coach or player for one full calendar year.
- Violation of Article E by a player - suspension for 3 to 5 games accompanied by a letter defining the meaning of sportsmanship as well as an apology to team member and offended individual that is to be sent to their school’s principal, and copies sent to offended individual and League Coordinator.
- If suspended coaches or players disregard stated penalties, when properly notified by the League Coodinator, the team is to be permanently suspended from league competition for one full calendar year beginning immediately after the violation.
- If necessary, suspensions will carry over into the next season.
3. Use of Tobacco, Alcohol or Illegal Drugs
Smoking, drinking alcoholic beverages and using illegal drugs are strictly forbidden and are grounds for immediate termination.
4. Parent or Fan Behavior
- Any parent or fan whose behavior is deemed objectionable (i.e. offenses similar in nature to those in the coaches and athletes code of conduct) by any game official, pastor, school principal, or appointed person in authority at that event, should be asked to leave the premises. The Pastor/Athletic Director/Coach/Principal of the school(s) involved should then make a further determination as to whether or not the individual(s) should be banned from additional games. (Severe situations).
- If objectionable parent or fan behavior becomes a continuing occurrence it can result in the league director having the offending team(s) conducting their games with a closed gym. This means that only team members, their coaches, and school officials are permitted on the premises.
Code of Conduct updated Monday, October 9, 2017, 7:57:27 PM
Complaints - Any complaint against a school, coach, fan or official is to be written and forwarded to the Diocesan Athletic Director only after exhausting all local attempts to solve the problem.